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Wigan team news: Chris Kirkland doubtful for Stoke match
WIGAN goalkeeper Chris Kirkland will be given until the last possible moment to prove his fitness ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Stoke.
Chris Kirkland is a strong doubt after sustaining a recurrence of a back spasm in the first half of Wigan's defeat to Birmingham last week. Mike Pollitt and Richard Kingson are on standby to deputise.
Manager Roberto Martinez is forced into one definite change as Hendry Thomas serves a one-match ban, with Jordi Gomez the player most likely to step into the breach.
Team (from): Kirkland, Edman, Bramble, Scharner, Melchiot, Figueroa, Boyce, N’Zogbia, Diame, Scotland, Koumas, Sinclair, Cho, Rodallega, Amaya, De Ridder, Gomez, McCarthy, Kingson, Pollitt.